| Coverage : The Civil War Facts Quiz tests your knowledge regarding the American Civil War, the Union States, the Confederacy, its leaders and soldiers, and battles. |
| 1. | Who was the commander of all Confederate armies and was considered the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War? |
| a. | | Ulysses Grant |
| b. | | Robert E. Lee |
| c. | | William T. Sherman |
| d. | | Stonewall Jackson |
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| 2. | Two of the 23 states that remained loyal to the Union during the war were: |
| a. | | Alabama |
| b. | | California |
| c. | | Indiana |
| d. | | Georgia |
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| 3. | The bloodiest battle in American history, often considered the turning point in American Civil War, is called the: |
| a. | | Battle of Fredericksburg |
| b. | | Battle of Gettysburg |
| c. | | Battle of Antietam |
| d. | | Battle of Perryville |
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| 4. | The Confederate States of America was formed with Jefferson Davis as president. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 5. | Which amendment to the United States Constitution barred Jefferson Davis, the first and only Confederacy President, from taking public office after the war? |
| a. | | The First Amendment |
| b. | | The Fifth Amendment |
| c. | | The Fourteenth Amendment |
| d. | | The Second Amendment |
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| 6. | What was the primary export crop of the South during the American Civil War? |
| a. | | Cotton |
| b. | | Sugar |
| c. | | Gold |
| d. | | Oil |
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| 7. | During the American Civil War, the Whig Party was replaced by a new party, which was regarded as the nation's first major political party and was committed to stopping the expansion of slavery. What was this party called? |
| a. | | Democrat Party |
| b. | | Independent Party |
| c. | | Republican Party |
| d. | | State Party |
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| 8. | Seven states formed the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. Which of these states was not a Confederate state? |
| a. | | Texas |
| b. | | Georgia |
| c. | | Louisiana |
| d. | | New York |
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| 9. | The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves held in territories under Confederate control were free. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 10. | What iss the title of the novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that is credited with helping to fuel the abolitionist cause prior to the American Civil War? |
| a. | | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| b. | | House of Mirth |
| c. | | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| d. | | The Great Gatsby |
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| 11. | Who was the president whose victory in the presidential election of 1860 triggered the secession of South Carolina from the Union? |
| a. | | John Adams |
| b. | | Abraham Lincoln |
| c. | | Thomas Jefferson |
| d. | | Ulysses Grant |
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| 12. | It was the Union's victory at the Battle of Gettysburg that provided justification for President Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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